Mobile unit with overhead compartment

ABSTRACT

A mobile home unit having an overhead compartment therein including a hump portion disposed above the driver&#39;&#39;s cab with a foldable bed means therein forming the bottom of the compartment and having a streamline nosepiece member forming the front end of the compartment.

[ Sept. 11. 1973 I MOBILE UNIT WITH OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT [76] Inventor:Maurice G. Burton, 1958 E. 70th South, Salt Lake City, Utah [22 Filed:Nov. 30, 1971 21 Appl No.: 203,141

3,475,048 10/1969 McNamee ..296/23R Primary Examiner-Philip GoodmanAttorney-Lawrence J. Winter [57] ABSTRACT A mobile home unit having anoverhead compartment 2% 296/23 ggg ggg therein including a hump portiondisposed above the i 23 1 drivers cab with a foldable bed means thereinforming 1 0 l the bottom of the compartment and having a streamt hReferences Cited line nosepiece member forming the fron end oft ecompartment. UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,508,781 4/1970 Anderson 296/23 MC 6Claims, 5 Drawing Figures PATENTED 3,758.14?

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Mm iv M Pmmm m 1 m3 sum 2 or 2 w m Q MOBILE UNIT WITH OVERHEADCOMPARTMENT The present invention relates to a mobile home and moreparticularly to one that is self contained as an integral unit asdistinguished from the conventional trailer type or the detachable typeof vehicle motor unit.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile home thatis provided with an upper compartment disposed above the cab or drivercompartment so as to giveadditional sleeping space therein.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an enlargedoverhead bed compartment which extends above the remaining top of thevehicle and which is provided with a nosepiece having a sloping frontsurface which provides stabilizing aerodynamic effect of a downwardforce and allows smooth air flow with a minimum of turbulence.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an overhead bedcompartment having a foldable bed therein in which a portion of the bedboard folds into a vertical position for more headroom when desired, andwhen it is not being used for a sleeping compartment.

Various other objects and advantages of the present invention will bereadily apparent from the followingdetailed description when consideredin connection with the accompanying drawings forming a partner of and inwhich: v

FIG.,1 is a perspective view illustrating the mobile home embodied inthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view in section and illustrating thefront end of the mobile home and the overhead bed compartment;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the nosepiece readyto be assembled in place in the overhead bed compartment;

FIG. 4 is anenlarged fragmentary detailed view taken along the lines 44of FIG. 2 illustrating means for maintaining the pivotal portion of theoverhead bed board disposed in a vertical position; and

FIG. 5 is an enlarged detailed view taken along the lines of 5-5 of FIG.2 illustrating the support means for maintaining the bedboard of thepresent invention disposed in a horizontal position.

Referring to the drawings reference numeral generally designates amobile unit having propulsion means therein and in which the entire unitis a motor home, and is not of the conventional trailer type, or type ofvehicle in which the home is detachably positioned within the frame of atruck.

The motor home is provided with a driving compartment or cab I2 with asteering wheel 24 therein and a driver seat 16. a

As best seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear portion of the motor homeindicated at 18 has a substantially horizontally extending roof or top20 in which are disposed the usual ventilating means generallydesignated as 22. Adjacent the front end of the vehicle and disposedover the cab 12 is an overhead bed compartment 24. This bed compartmentis provided with an upwardly extending rear portion 26 which terminatesin a substantially horizontally extending portion 28 adjacent its upperedge 30. The leading or front edge of the portion 28 terminates in adownwardly and forwardlyextending portion 32. Portion 32 extends at anapproximately 45 degree angle with respect to a horizontal plane andextends substantially below the portion 26 so as to form a bedspace34'therein of sufficient depth for someone to sleep therein and to havesufficient headroom. The compartment 24 is provided with a front slopingwindow 36 in portion 32, and side windows 38. The portion 32 is alsoprovided with a fiber glass nosepiece indicated at 40, having a solidbottom 42 and rounded tip 44 with a space 46 therein for insertion ofthe glass front window 36. The nosepiece 40 is assembled in place afterthe outer paneling indicated at 48 in FIG.

.3 is disposed in place.

Referring to FIG. 2 the bed platform 50 has its front edge secured to avertical brace 52 in turn secured to the forwardly extending portion 32.The windshield 54 is disposed between the vertical supports 56 whichhave their upper edges supporting the bed platform 50.

The sidewalls 58 of the motor home are provided with angle irons 60extending longitudinally of the walls 58, as best seen in FIGS. 2 and 5.The bed platform 50 comprises a front stationary portion 62 and a rearmovable portion 64 which are hinged together at 66 and when the bed isin a usable position, as seen in FIGS. 2 and 5 the rear edge of themovable portion 64 is supported on the angle iron 60. 1

When it is desired to fold the bed away when it is not in use the rearportion 64 is moved from its horizontal position, as seen in FIG. 2 tothe dotted position illustrated in FIG. 2 at which time it is in avertical position. Referring to FIG. 4, a resilient latch member 68 ismounted onside walls 58 in a horizontal position have its front endextending into a vertical slot 70 in the side walls so that when the bedportion 64 is moved into its vertical position, the latch member 68 willpermit the bed portion 64 to slip entirely past the latch member intovertical position. The latch will. resume its position as shown in FIG.4 to maintain the bed portion 64 in vertical position. Spaced forward ofthe slot 70 is mounted on the side wall 58 a stop 72 which is a rubberpad attached to an angle iron, to prevent the bed portion 64 from movingforward of a vertical position.

Thus, from the foregoing description it is apparent that the presentinvention provides a novel invention in which a mobile home is providedwith a raised or humped compartment adjacent and! above the drivers cabfor providing additional sleeping therein.

From the foregoing description, it is further apparent that the presentinvention provides a novel overhead bed compartment above the cabportion of the vehicle in which bed means are provided with a movablerear portion thereof so that the bed may be folded upwardly into aclosed position when not in use so as to give more space in the mobilehome.

From the foregoing description it is further apparent that the presentinvention provides a novel overhead bed compartment having a fiber glassnosepiece member disposed therein of a sloping configuration so that itsfrontsurface provides a stabilizing aerodynamic effect of a downwardforce and allows smooth air flow with a minimum amount of turbulencewhen the mobile home is under way.

Inasmuch as various changes may be made in the relative arrangement,form and location of the parts without departing from the invention, itis not meant to limit the scope of the invention except by the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile home with a horizontally extending roof, a cab section foroperating the home, a bed compartment over said cab section including afoldable bed platform therein, said compartment including a raisedsection extending above the remaining roof section of 5 the home, saidcompartment having an upwardly sloping rear portion, a horizontal middleportion and a downwardly extending front portion, said front portionhaving a fiber glass nose piece consisting of a front bifurcated wall,and a bottom horizontal portion with a rounded front tip with saidnosepiece front portion being disposed at approximatelya 45 angle with ahorizontal plane, and said bed platform comprising a front immovablesection and a rear folding section.

2. The mobile home of claim 1 wherein said bed sections are hingedtogether.

3. The mobile home of claim 2 wherein support means are secured to thewalls of the home adjacent the rear end of the rear section of the bed.platform to support it in a horizontal position.

4. The mobile home of claim 3 wherein the side walls of the mobile homehave resilient spring latch means therein for permitting said rear bedsection to depress them when moved to a vertical position and thereafterlock it in a vertical position.

5. The mobile home of claim 4 wherein stop means are disposed on saidwall means forward of said latch means to hold said rear bed section ina vertical position.

6. A mobile home with a horizontally extending roof, a cab section foroperating the home, a bed compartment over said cab section including afoldable bed platform therein said compartment including a raisedsection-extending above the remaining roof section of the home, with anupwardly sloping rear portion, a horizontal middle portion and adownwardly extending front portion, said bed platform comprising a frontimmovable section and a folding rear section.

1. A mobile home with a horizontally extending roof, a cab section foroperating the home, a bed compartment over said cab section including afoldable bed platform therein, said compartment including a raisedsection extending above the remaining roof section of the home, saidcompartment having an upwardly sloping rear portion, a horizontal middleportion and a downwardly extending front portion, said front portionhaving a fiber glass nose piece consisting of a front bifurcated wall,and a bottom horizontal portion with a rounded front tip with saidnosepiece front portion being disposed at approximately a 45* angle witha horizontal plane, and said bed platform comprising a front immovablesection and a rear folding section.
 2. The mobilE home of claim 1wherein said bed sections are hinged together.
 3. The mobile home ofclaim 2 wherein support means are secured to the walls of the homeadjacent the rear end of the rear section of the bed platform to supportit in a horizontal position.
 4. The mobile home of claim 3 wherein theside walls of the mobile home have resilient spring latch means thereinfor permitting said rear bed section to depress them when moved to avertical position and thereafter lock it in a vertical position.
 5. Themobile home of claim 4 wherein stop means are disposed on said wallmeans forward of said latch means to hold said rear bed section in avertical position.
 6. A mobile home with a horizontally extending roof,a cab section for operating the home, a bed compartment over said cabsection including a foldable bed platform therein said compartmentincluding a raised section extending above the remaining roof section ofthe home, with an upwardly sloping rear portion, a horizontal middleportion and a downwardly extending front portion, said bed platformcomprising a front immovable section and a folding rear section.